US20170035014A1 - Hybrid tomato varieties h1418, h1421, h1422, and h1428 - Google Patents

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US20170035014A1 US15/227,906 US201615227906A US2017035014A1 US 20170035014 A1 US20170035014 A1 US 20170035014A1 US 201615227906 A US201615227906 A US 201615227906A US 2017035014 A1 US2017035014 A1 US 2017035014A1
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  • This invention relates to the field of plant breeding.
  • this invention relates to new tomato, Solanum lycopersicum , varieties denominated ‘H1418’, ‘H1421’, ‘H1422’, and ‘H1428’.
  • Breeding improved tomato varieties involves providing genetics that give an advantage to the grower, processor, consumer, or other member of the supply chain.
  • the improvement may be in the form of field performance, disease resistance, factory performance, or a fruit quality characteristic.
  • the variety must have a concentrated fruit setting and maturity, firm fruit, and sufficient rot tolerance to allow early fruit to remain rot-free while later fruit continues to develop and ripen.
  • tomato varieties adapted to arid climates combining resistance to tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) and race 3 of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici , are desirable to the processing industry in California and other global tomato processing regions where these disease limit production. Additionally, tomato varieties adapted to arid climates that combine resistance to TSWV with high levels of soluble solids ( o Brix), thin viscosity, and strong yields are also highly desirable for the California processing industry.
  • TSWV tomato spotted wilt virus
  • o Brix soluble solids
  • thin viscosity thin viscosity
  • strong yields are also highly desirable for the California processing industry.
  • Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici race 3 ( Fusarium 3) is a growing problem in the California tomato growing region and in other production areas worldwide, such as the Dominican Republic and Mexico.
  • Productive, adapted varieties have been in demand by growers and processors since the mid 1990's with resistance to this pathogen. The disease has become a major limiting factor in tomato production in some California fields.
  • Growers and processors need a range of tomato varieties with Fusarium 3 resistance, since products specifications vary in regards to juice viscosity, soluble solids content, field storage, and general field adaptability.
  • tomatoes provide to the human diet.
  • processing tomato varieties are the key form of tomato intake in the US diet.
  • Higher levels of lycopene are beneficial both from a nutritional standpoint and from a consumer perception and quality standpoint.
  • Tomato varieties having higher levels of lycopene result in products with a deeper red color that can be considered an indicator of higher product quality.
  • a tomato variety with higher levels of lycopene can be valuable from both a nutritional standpoint and a quality standpoint.
  • the tomato variety must perform acceptably as required by any other processing tomato variety. Previous varieties with increased lycopene levels have shown severe reductions in fruit quality, firmness, yield, and a sensitivity to fruit rots.
  • the present invention provides improved tomato variety ‘H1418’, ‘H1421’, ‘H1422’, and ‘H1428’.
  • the present invention provides improved tomato variety ‘H1418’, which has resistance to early blight, bacterial spot, and bacterial canker diseases of tomato coupled with superior rot resistance and comparative field yield to industry standard varieties such as ‘H3402’ and ‘H9706’.
  • the ‘H1418’ variety has resistance to verticillium race 1 , Fusarium races 1 and 2, southern root knot nematode, bacterial speck race 0, bacterial canker, bacterial spot, and early blight.
  • the fruit of ‘H1418’ are medium size, have good color and an average fruit weight of 74 grams. Tolerance to fruit rot in ‘H1418’ is excellent, allowing for once-over machine harvesting applications requiring extended field holding.
  • the present invention also provides improved tomato variety ‘H1421’, which has resistance to tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) coupled with resistance to race 3 of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici .
  • TSWV tomato spotted wilt virus
  • the ‘H1421’ variety has resistance to verticillium race 1 , Fusarium races 1, and 2, and southern root knot nematode.
  • the fruit of ‘H1421’ are pear shaped with a medium size, have strong color and an average fruit weight of 78 grams. Fruit of ‘H1421’ are firm and uniform allowing for once-over machine harvesting.
  • the present invention further provides improved tomato variety ‘H1422’, which carries the 1-3 gene that confers resistance to Fusarium 3.
  • the ‘H1422’ variety is also resistant to verticillium race 1 , Fusarium races 1 and 2, bacterial speck race 0, and root knot nematode.
  • Fruit and processing characteristics are a smooth peelable fruit of approximately 83 grams that, when processed into juice, result in a high viscosity product with moderate soluble solids content.
  • the present invention further provides improved tomato variety ‘H1428’, which has exceptionally high field yield and resistance to tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV).
  • TSWV tomato spotted wilt virus
  • the variety is also resistant to verticillium wilt race 1 , Fusarium races 1 and 2, bacterial speck race 0, and southern root knot nematode.
  • Fruit and processing characteristics are a moderately smooth fruit of approximately 67 grams that, when processed into juice, results in a very high viscosity product with moderate soluble solids content and an excellent red color.
  • tomato variety ‘H1428’ provides the combination of exceptional field yield performance as required by growers as well as exceptional fruit quality for high viscosity concentrated product like paste or ketchup.
  • the characteristics that determine the quality of tomato fruit used for processing are different from that of tomato fruit used for the fresh market. Processing characteristics are commonly tested on samples of tomato pulp or juice produced in a way that is well known in the art. For example, a fixed mass of tomatoes may be cooked in a microwave oven for several minutes to halt any enzymatic breakdown of the sample, lost water is replaced, and the sample is pulped to remove skin and seeds to produce a uniform juice sample.
  • the juice sample can be analyzed for various quality parameters important to processing tomato including, but not limited to, gross viscosity measurements such as juice Bostwick, soluble solids measurements using a refractometer ( o Brix), measurements of acidity and pH, and measurements of color via a Hunter a/b score.
  • the Hunter a/b score is an international industry and USDA standard color measurement of tomato products that provides a representation of the color of the product in a single dimensionless unit.
  • the “a” value represents color on the green to red dimension whereas “b” represents the blue to yellow dimension; a higher a/b ratio is associated with more red color and is often considered a superior product.
  • Tomato varieties contain varying levels of lycopene (Garcia and Barrett, 2006). Lycopene content of tomato juice can be measured using a protocol developed by Anthon and Barrett (2001), which involves an ethanol/hexane extraction followed by quantification using reflectance at 503 nm.
  • tomato variety ‘H1418’, tomato plant ‘H1418’, tomato seed ‘H1418’, and ‘H1418’ all refer to the hybrid tomato variety ‘H1418’, and parts and seeds thereof, having ATCC Accession Number X1.
  • tomato variety ‘H1421’, tomato plant ‘H1421’, tomato seed ‘H1421’, and ‘H1421’ all refer to the hybrid tomato variety ‘H1421’, and parts and seeds thereof, having ATCC Accession Number X2.
  • tomato variety ‘H1422’, tomato plant ‘H1422’, tomato seed ‘H1422’, and ‘H1422’ all refer to the hybrid tomato variety ‘H1422’, and parts and seeds thereof, having ATCC Accession Number X3.
  • tomato variety ‘H1428’, tomato plant ‘H1428’, tomato seed ‘H1428’, and ‘H1428’ all refer to the hybrid tomato variety ‘H1428’, and parts and seeds thereof, having ATCC Accession Number X4.
  • the present invention is directed to tomato seed designated as ‘H1418’ having ATCC Accession Number X1.
  • the present invention is directed to a tomato plant and parts isolated therefrom produced by growing ‘H1418’ tomato seed.
  • the present invention is directed to a tomato plant and parts isolated therefrom having all the physiological and morphological characteristics of a tomato plant produced by growing ‘H1418’ tomato seed having ATCC Accession Number X1.
  • the present invention is directed to an F 1 hybrid tomato seed, plants grown from the seed, and leaves, ovules, pollen, fruit, cotyledons, embryos, meristems, anthers, roots, root tips, pistils, flowers, stems, calli, stalks, hypocotyls, and pericarps isolated therefrom having ‘H1418’ as a parent, wherein ‘H1418’ is grown from ‘H1418’ tomato seed having ATCC Accession Number X1.
  • Tomato plant parts include leaves, ovules, pollen, fruit, cotyledons, embryos, meristems, anthers, roots, root tips, pistils, flowers, stems, calli, stalks, hypocotyls, pericarps, and the like.
  • the present invention is further directed to tomato fruit, stems, leaves, parts of leaves, roots, root tips, pollen, ovules, and flowers isolated from ‘H1418’ tomato plants.
  • the present invention is further directed to tissue culture or cells derived from ‘H1418’ tomato plants.
  • the present invention is further directed to a method of selecting tomato plants by a) growing ‘H1418’ tomato plants wherein the ‘H1418’ plants are grown from tomato seed having ATCC Accession Number X1; and b) selecting a plant from step a).
  • the present invention is further directed to tomato plants, plant parts and seeds produced by the tomato plants, where the tomato plants are isolated by the selection method of the invention.
  • the present invention is further directed to a method of breeding tomato plants by crossing a tomato plant with a plant grown from ‘H1418’ tomato seed having ATCC Accession Number X1.
  • the present invention is further directed to tomato plants, tomato parts from the tomato plants, and seeds produced therefrom where the tomato plant is isolated by the breeding method of the invention.
  • the present invention is directed to tomato seed designated as ‘H1421’ having ATCC Accession Number X2. In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to a tomato plant and parts isolated therefrom produced by growing ‘H1421’ tomato seed. In another embodiment, the present invention is directed to a tomato plant and parts isolated therefrom having all the physiological and morphological characteristics of a tomato plant produced by growing ‘H1421’ tomato seed having ATCC Accession Number X2.
  • the present invention is directed to an F 1 hybrid tomato seed, plants grown from the seed, and leaves, ovules, pollen, fruit, cotyledons, embryos, meristems, anthers, roots, root tips, pistils, flowers, stems, calli, stalks, hypocotyls, and pericarps isolated therefrom having ‘H1421’ as a parent, wherein ‘H1421’ is grown from ‘H1421’ tomato seed having ATCC Accession Number X2.
  • Tomato plant parts include leaves, ovules, pollen, fruit, cotyledons, embryos, meristems, anthers, roots, root tips, pistils, flowers, stems, calli, stalks, hypocotyls, pericarps, and the like.
  • the present invention is further directed to tomato fruit, stems, leaves, parts of leaves, roots, root tips, pollen, ovules, and flowers isolated from ‘H1421’ tomato plants.
  • the present invention is further directed to tissue culture or cells derived from ‘H1421’ tomato plants.
  • the present invention is further directed to a method of selecting tomato plants by a) growing ‘H1421’ tomato plants wherein the ‘H1421’ plants are grown from tomato seed having ATCC Accession Number X2; and b) selecting a plant from step a).
  • the present invention is further directed to tomato plants, plant parts and seeds produced by the tomato plants, where the tomato plants are isolated by the selection method of the invention.
  • the present invention is further directed to a method of breeding tomato plants by crossing a tomato plant with a plant grown from ‘H1421’ tomato seed having ATCC Accession Number X2.
  • the present invention is further directed to tomato plants, tomato parts from the tomato plants, and seeds produced therefrom where the tomato plant is isolated by the breeding method of the invention.
  • the present invention is directed to tomato seed designated as ‘H1422’ having ATCC Accession Number X3. In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to a tomato plant and parts isolated therefrom produced by growing ‘H1422’ tomato seed. In another embodiment, the present invention is directed to a tomato plant and parts isolated therefrom having all the physiological and morphological characteristics of a tomato plant produced by growing ‘H1422’ tomato seed having ATCC Accession Number X3.
  • the present invention is directed to an F 1 hybrid tomato seed, plants grown from the seed, and leaves, ovules, pollen, fruit, cotyledons, embryos, meristems, anthers, roots, root tips, pistils, flowers, stems, calli, stalks, hypocotyls, and pericarps isolated therefrom having ‘H1422’ as a parent, wherein ‘H1422’ is grown from ‘H1422’ tomato seed having ATCC Accession Number X3.
  • Tomato plant parts include leaves, ovules, pollen, fruit, cotyledons, embryos, meristems, anthers, roots, root tips, pistils, flowers, stems, calli, stalks, hypocotyls, pericarps, and the like.
  • the present invention is further directed to tomato fruit, stems, leaves, parts of leaves, roots, root tips, pollen, ovules, and flowers isolated from ‘H1422’ tomato plants.
  • the present invention is further directed to tissue culture or cells derived from ‘H1422’ tomato plants.
  • the present invention is further directed to a method of selecting tomato plants by a) growing ‘H1422’ tomato plants wherein the ‘H1422’ plants are grown from tomato seed having ATCC Accession Number X3; and b) selecting a plant from step a).
  • the present invention is further directed to tomato plants, plant parts and seeds produced by the tomato plants, where the tomato plants are isolated by the selection method of the invention.
  • the present invention is further directed to a method of breeding tomato plants by crossing a tomato plant with a plant grown from ‘H1422’ tomato seed having ATCC Accession Number X3.
  • the present invention is further directed to tomato plants, tomato parts from the tomato plants, and seeds produced therefrom where the tomato plant is isolated by the breeding method of the invention.
  • the present invention is directed to tomato seed designated as ‘H1428’ having ATCC Accession Number X4. In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to a tomato plant and parts isolated therefrom produced by growing ‘H1428’ tomato seed. In another embodiment, the present invention is directed to a tomato plant and parts isolated therefrom having all the physiological and morphological characteristics of a tomato plant produced by growing ‘H1428’ tomato seed having ATCC Accession Number X4.
  • the present invention is directed to an F 1 hybrid tomato seed, plants grown from the seed, and leaves, ovules, pollen, fruit, cotyledons, embryos, meristems, anthers, roots, root tips, pistils, flowers, stems, calli, stalks, hypocotyls, and pericarps isolated therefrom having ‘H1428’ as a parent, wherein ‘H1428’ is grown from ‘H1428’ tomato seed having ATCC Accession Number X4.
  • Tomato plant parts include leaves, ovules, pollen, fruit, cotyledons, embryos, meristems, anthers, roots, root tips, pistils, flowers, stems, calli, stalks, hypocotyls, pericarps, and the like.
  • the present invention is further directed to tomato fruit, stems, leaves, parts of leaves, roots, root tips, pollen, ovules, and flowers isolated from ‘H1428’ tomato plants.
  • the present invention is further directed to tissue culture or cells derived from ‘H1428’ tomato plants.
  • the present invention is further directed to a method of selecting tomato plants by a) growing ‘H1428’ tomato plants wherein the ‘H1428’ plants are grown from tomato seed having ATCC Accession Number X4; and b) selecting a plant from step a).
  • the present invention is further directed to tomato plants, plant parts and seeds produced by the tomato plants, where the tomato plants are isolated by the selection method of the invention.
  • the present invention is further directed to a method of breeding tomato plants by crossing a tomato plant with a plant grown from ‘H1428’ tomato seed having ATCC Accession Number X4.
  • the present invention is further directed to tomato plants, tomato parts from the tomato plants, and seeds produced therefrom where the tomato plant is isolated by the breeding method of the invention.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates fruit and general plant structure of tomato variety ‘H1418’.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates fruit and general plant structure of tomato variety ‘H1421’.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates fruit and general plant structure of tomato variety ‘H1422’.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates fruit and general plant structure of e tomato variety ‘H1428’.
  • Described herein is a new and distinct tomato variety named ‘H1418’ that was developed to provide a ground-culture hybrid tomato variety (i.e., not grown on stakes) that is suitable for machine harvest, and is adaptable to the humid climactic conditions of regions such as Michigan, USA; Ohio, USA; Indiana, USA; Pennsylvania, USA; and southern Ontario, Canada.
  • Plants of the tomato variety ‘H1418’ are resistant to verticillium wilt race 1 , Fusarium races 1 and 2, root knot nematode, bacterial speck race 0, early blight, bacterial spot, and bacterial canker. Additionally, plants of the tomato variety ‘H1418’ have a large sprawling vine size compared to other tomato varieties of the same market class and very high yield potential. Fruit from the tomato variety ‘H1418’ is medium sized and has good color compared to other tomato varieties of the same market class. Moreover, the tomato variety ‘H1418’ is adapted to culture in humid growing regions such as the eastern United States and southern Ontario Canada.
  • the variety is uniform and stable within commercially acceptable limits. As is true with other tomato varieties, a small percentage of variants can occur within commercially acceptable limits for almost any characteristic during the course of repeated multiplication. However no variants were observed during the two years in which the variety was observed to be uniform and stable.
  • Anthocyanin in hypocotyl of 2-15 cm seedling Present Habit of 3-4 week old seedling: Normal
  • Profuse e.g., ‘UC 82’
  • Branching at cotyledonary or first leafy node Present Number of nodes below first inflorescence: 7-10 Number of nodes between early (1st-2nd, 2nd-3rd) inflorescences: 1-2 Number of nodes between later developing inflorescences: 1-2 Pubescence on younger: Sparsely hairy (scattered long hairs)
  • Morphology of mature leaf Compound with major and some minor leaflets Margins of major leaflets: Nearly entire Marginal rolling or wiltiness: Absent Surface of major leaflets: Rugose (bumpy or veiny)
  • Calyx Normal, lobes awl-shaped Calyx-lobes: Shorter the corolla Corolla color: Yellow Style pubescence: Sparse Anthers: All fused into tube Fasciation (1st flower of 2nd or 3rd inflorescence): Absent
  • Typical fruit shape Blocky, with hip Shape of transverse section: Round Shape of stem end: Flat Shape of blossom end: Indented (slight) Shape of pistil scar: Dot Abscission layer: Absent (jointless) Point of detachment of fruit at harvest: At calyx attachment Average length (in mm) of mature fruit (stein axis): 66.5 mm Average diameter (in mm) of fruit at widest point: 42.5 mm Average weight (in g) of mature fruit: 74 g Number of locules: Two Fruit surface: Slightly rough Fruit base color (mature-green stage): Apple or medium green Fruit pattern (mature-green stage): Uniform green Fruit color, full-ripe: Red Flesh color full-ripe: Red/Crimson Flesh color: With lighter and darker areas in walls Locular gel color of table-ripe fruit: Red
  • Described herein is a new and distinct tomato variety named ‘H1421’ that was developed to provide a ground-culture hybrid tomato variety (i.e., not grown on stakes) that is suitable for machine harvest, and is adaptable to the arid climactic conditions of regions such as California, USA.
  • Plants of the tomato variety ‘H1421’ are resistant to verticillium wilt race 1 , Fusarium races 1, 2, and 3, root knot nematode, and tomato spotted wilt virus.
  • Fruit from the tomato variety ‘H1421’ is pear shaped and medium in size and has strong color compared to other tomato varieties of the same market class.
  • the tomato variety ‘H1421’ is adapted to culture in arid growing regions such as California, particularly regions where Fusarium race 3 is a production limiting factor.
  • the tomato variety ‘H1421’ is uniform and stable within commercially acceptable limits. As is true with other tomato varieties, a small percentage of variants can occur within commercially acceptable limits for almost any characteristic during the course of repeated multiplication. However no variants were observed during the two years in which the variety was observed to be uniform and stable.
  • Anthocyanin in hypocotyl of 2-15 cm seedling Present Habit of 3-4 week old seedling: Normal
  • Branching at cotyledonary or first leafy node Absent Number of nodes below first inflorescence: 4-7 Number of nodes between early (1st-2nd, 2nd-3rd) inflorescences: 1-2 Number of nodes between later developing inflorescences: 1-2 Pubescence on younger: Sparsely hairy (scattered long hairs)
  • Morphology of mature leaf Compound with major and minor leaflets Margins of major leaflets: Nearly entire Marginal rolling or wiltiness: Moderate Onset of leaflet rolling: Mid-season Surface of major leaflets: Rugose (bumpy or veiny)
  • Calyx Normal, lobes awl-shaped Calyx-lobes: Approximately equaling the corolla Corolla color: Old gold Style pubescence: Sparse Anthers: All fused into tube Fasciation (1st flower of 2nd or 3rd inflorescence): Absent
  • Typical fruit shape Elongated/pear Shape of transverse section: Round Shape of stein end: Tapered Shape of blossom end: Flat Shape of pistil scar: Dot Abscission layer: Absent (jointless) Point of detachment of fruit at harvest: At calyx attachment Average length (in mm) of mature fruit (stein axis): 84.5 mm Average diameter (in mm) of fruit at widest point: 35 mm Average weight (in g) of mature fruit: 78 g Number of locules: Two Fruit surface: Smooth Fruit base color (mature-green stage): Light green Fruit pattern (mature-green stage): Uniform green Fruit color, full-ripe: Red Flesh color full-ripe: Red/Crimson Flesh color: Uniform Locular gel color of table-ripe fruit: Red
  • ‘H1422’ Described herein is a new and distinct tomato plant variety named ‘H1422’.
  • ‘H1422’ is unique in that in addition to its resistance to root knot nematode, verticillium wilt race 1, bacterial speck race 0, and Fusarium races 1 and 2, it also carries the 1-3 gene for resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici race 3.
  • Such resistance in a processing tomato variety is uncommon.
  • the variety has a medium-thick hot-break tomato juice viscosity similar to that of ‘H5608’, making it suitable for medium viscosity tomato paste and/or sauce production.
  • ‘H1422’ is also very suitable for processing as a whole peeled and diced tomato product, since the fruit are about 83 grams and smooth shaped, very firm with thick interior walls.
  • Field yield is good, but typically lower than ‘H5608’ in the absence of disease pressure from Fusarium race 3.
  • the plant has a dark foliage color and moderate leaf roll providing good protection from sunburn. Its maturity time until ready for machine harvest is considered later than most varieties.
  • the tomato variety ‘H1422’ is uniform and stable within commercially acceptable limits. As is true with other tomato varieties, a small percentage of variants can occur within commercially acceptable limits for almost any characteristic during the course of repeated multiplication. However no variants were observed during the two years in which the variety was observed to be uniform and stable. Tomato variety ‘H1422’ can be repeatedly reproduced using the parents which, too, are stable and true breeding.
  • Anthocyanin in hypocotyl of 2-15 cm seedling Present Habit of 3-4 week old seedling: Normal
  • Branching at cotyledonary or first leafy node Present Number of nodes below first inflorescence: 4-7 Number of nodes between early (1st-2nd, 2nd-3rd) inflorescences: 3 Number of nodes between later developing inflorescences: 2 Pubescence on younger stems: Sparsely hairy (scattered long hairs)
  • Morphology of mature leaf Compound with major and some minor leaflets Margins of major leaflets: Shallow toothed or scalloped Marginal rolling or wiltiness: Moderate Onset of leaflet rolling: Mid-season Surface of major leaflets: Rugose (bumpy or veiny)
  • Calyx Normal, lobes awl-shaped Calyx-lobes: Shorter the corolla Corolla color: Old gold Style pubescence: Sparse Anthers: All fused into tube
  • Fruit (3rd fruit of 2nd or 3rd cluster) Typical fruit shape: Blocky oval Shape of transverse section: Round Shape of stem end: Indented Shape of blossom end: Tapered Shape of pistil scar: Dot Abscission layer: Absent (jointless) Point of detachment of fruit at harvest: At calyx attachment Average length (in mm) of dedicel (from joint to calyx attachment): 30 mm Average length (in mm) of mature fruit (stein axis): 65 mm Average diameter (in mm) of fruit at widest point: 52 mm Average weight (in g) of mature fruit: 83 grams Number of locules: Three and four Fruit surface: Smooth Fruit base color (mature-green stage): Light gray-green Fruit pattern (mature-green stage): Uniform green Fruit color, full-ripe: Red Flesh color full-ripe: Red/Crimson Flesh color: Uniform Locular gel color of table-ripe fruit: Red
  • Stein scar size Medium (e.g., ‘Rutgers’)
  • Epidermis texture Average Thickness of the pericarp: 8-10 mm Anthocyanin in hypocotyl of 2-15 cm seedling: Present Habit of 3-4 week old seedling: Normal
  • Resistance to fruit disorder Very tolerant to fruit cracking and bursting, blossom end rot, and catfacing. Moderately tolerant to fruit rots.
  • Resistant Fusarium races 1, 2, and 3 V. albo - atrum race 1, root knot nematode ( Meloidogyne incognita ), and bacterial speck race 0.
  • ‘H1422’ Commercial varieties that are most similar to ‘H1422’ include ‘H8504’ and ‘H5608’, as these varieties each are suitable for the high viscosity tomato paste market in California, USA.
  • ‘H1422’ can be distinguished from both ‘H8504’ and ‘H5608’ by several characteristics; most notably by the presence of resistance to Fusarium race 3 in ‘H1422’, whereas ‘H8504’ and ‘H5608’ are both susceptible. This resistance is of significant value in fields and regions where the pathogen limits field productivity. Additionally, the vine habit of ‘H1422’ is smaller and more compact than that of both ‘H8504’ and ‘H5608’, which are considered to be large to very large vines.
  • Fruit yield is lower in ‘H1422’ than the similar varieties grown in fields without significant pressure from Fusarium race 3.
  • Fruit size is similar, but slightly larger in ‘H1422’.
  • Internal fruit color is notably better in ‘H1422’ than in ‘H8504’.
  • ‘H5608’ is not considered to carry the extended field storage (EFS) trait which reduces the sensitivity of ripe fruit to rotting, while ‘H8504’ is considered EFS.
  • H1422’ has an intermediate level of fruit rot sensitivity. Because of its smooth fruit shape and thick walls, ‘H1422’ is more suitable for peeled products than ‘H8504’.
  • H1428 Described herein is a new and distinct tomato plant variety named ‘H1428’.
  • H1428 Agronomically, ‘H1428’ is unique in its combination of very high field yield, very high viscosity juice, disease resistance package, and strong internal fruit color.
  • the ‘H1428’ variety is resistant to root knot nematode, verticillium race 1 , Fusarium races 1 and 2, tomato spotted wilt virus, and bacterial speck race 0.
  • ‘H1428’ can be used for processing as a whole peeled, but its preferred use is concentrated products requiring high viscosity.
  • One similar variety is ‘H5608’.
  • ‘H5608’ is also high yielding and carries the same disease resistance as ‘H1428; however, hot-break microwave juice of ‘H1428’ has better color and is thicker both in its gross viscosity (as measured by juice Bostwick), but more notably its serum viscosity (as measured in centistokes) is higher than that of ‘H5608’.
  • Fruit shape of ‘H1428’ is more square-shaped than that of ‘H5608’. Maturity time until ready for machine harvest of ‘H1428’ is considered later than most varieties.
  • the tomato variety ‘H1428’ is uniform and stable within commercially acceptable limits. As is true with other tomato varieties, a small percentage of variants can occur within commercially acceptable limits for almost any characteristic during the course of repeated multiplication. However no variants were observed during the two years in which the variety was observed to be uniform and stable. The tomato variety ‘H1428’ can be repeatedly reproduced using the parents which, too, are stable and true breeding.
  • Anthocyanin in hypocotyl of 2-15 cm seedling Present Habit of 3-4 week old seedling: Normal
  • Branching at cotyledonary or first leafy node Present Number of nodes below first inflorescence: 4-7 Number of nodes between early (1st-2nd, 2nd-3rd) inflorescences: 3 Number of nodes between later developing inflorescences: 3 Pubescence on younger stems: Sparsely hairy (scattered long hairs)
  • Morphology of mature leaf Compound with major and minor leaflets Margins of major leaflets: Shallowly toothed or scalloped Marginal rolling or wiltiness: Moderate Onset of leaflet rolling: Mid-season Surface of major leaflets: Rugose (bumpy or veiny)
  • Calyx Normal, lobes awl-shaped Calyx-lobes: Shorter the corolla Corolla color: Old gold Style pubescence: Sparse Anthers: All fused into tube Fasciation (1st flower of 2nd or 3rd inflorescence): Absent
  • Typical fruit shape Blocky oval Shape of transverse section: Round Shape of stein end: Indented Shape of blossom end: Flat Shape of pistil scar: Stellate Abscission layer: Absent (jointless) Point of detachment of fruit at harvest: At calyx attachment Average length (in mm) of pedicel (from joint to calyx attachment): 20 mm Average length (in mm) of mature fruit (stein axis): 58 mm Average diameter (in mm) of fruit at widest point: 46 mm Average weight (in g) of mature fruit: 61 grams Number of locules: Two Fruit surface: Slightly rough Fruit base color (mature-green stage): Light gray-green Fruit pattern (mature-green stage): Uniform green Fruit color, full-ripe: Red Flesh color full-ripe: Red/Crimson Flesh color: Uniform Locular gel color of table-ripe fruit: Red
  • Epidermis texture Average Thickness of the pericarp: 7 mm Anthocyanin in hypocotyl of 2-15 cm seedling: Present Habit of 3-4 week old seedling: Normal
  • Resistance to fruit disorder Very tolerant to fruit cracking and bursting, fruit rots, blossom end rot, and catfacing.
  • Resistant Fusarium races 1 and 2 V. albo - atrum race 1, southern root knot nematode ( Meloidogyne incognita ), bacterial speck race 0, and tomato spotted wilt virus.
  • ‘H1428’ Commercial varieties that are most similar to ‘H1428’ include ‘H8504’ and ‘H5608’, as these varieties each are suitable for the high viscosity tomato paste market in California, USA. ‘H1428’ can be distinguished from both ‘H8504’ and ‘H5608’ by several characteristics. The fruit of ‘H1428’ have a square fruit shape, whereas fruit of ‘H8504’ and ‘H5608’ are both more oval in shape. Fruit of ‘H1428’ are also smaller than either that of ‘H8504’ or ‘H5608’. Internal fruit color of ‘H1428’ is a stronger red color, including the locular gel, over that of ‘H8504’ and ‘H5608’.
  • Vine habit of ‘H1428’ is large and vigorous as are those of ‘H8504’ and ‘H5608’. Further, ‘H1428’ has resistance to tomato spotted wilt virus, like ‘H5608’, and strong resistance to ripe fruit rots, carrying the extended field storage (EFS) trait like ‘H8504’.
  • EFS extended field storage
  • Additional methods include, without limitation, chasing selfs.
  • Chasing selfs involves identifying inbred plants among tomato plants that have been grown from hybrid tomato seed. Once the seed is planted, the inbred plants may be identified and selected due to their decreased vigor relative to the hybrid plants that grow from the hybrid seed, or by enzymatic or DNA patterns. By locating the inbred plants, isolating them from the rest of the plants, and self-pollinating them (i.e., “chasing selfs”), a breeder can obtain an inbred line that is identical to an inbred parent used to produce the hybrid.
  • another aspect of the present invention relates to a method for producing an inbred tomato variety by: planting seed of the tomato variety ‘H1418’, ‘H1421’, ‘H1422’, or ‘H1428’; growing plants from the seed; identifying one or more inbred tomato plants; controlling pollination in a manner which preserves homozygosity of the one or more inbred plants; and harvesting resultant seed from the one or more inbred plants.
  • the step of identifying the one or more inbred tomato plants may further include identifying plants with decreased vigor, i.e., plants that appear less robust than plants of the tomato variety ‘H1418’, ‘H1421’, ‘H1422’, or ‘H1428’.
  • Tomato plants capable of expressing substantially all of the physiological and morphological characteristics of the parental inbred lines of tomato varieties ‘H1418’, ‘H1421’, ‘H1422’, or ‘H1428’ include tomato plants obtained by chasing selfs from seed of tomato varieties ‘H1418’, ‘H1421’, ‘H1422’, or ‘H1428’.
  • a deposit of tomato variety ‘H1418’ is maintained by HeinzSeed Company, having an address at 6755 C. E. Dixon, Stockton, Calif. 95206, United States of America. Access to the deposit will be available during the pendency of this application to persons determined by the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks to be entitled thereto under 37 C.F.R. ⁇ 1.14 and 35 U.S.C. ⁇ 122. Upon allowance of any claims in this application, all restrictions on the availability to the public of variety ‘H1418’ will be irrevocably removed by affording access to a deposit of at least 2,500 seeds of the variety with the American Type Culture Collection, (ATCC), ATCC Patent Depository, 10801 University Boulevard, Manassas, Va., 20110, USA.
  • ATCC American Type Culture Collection
  • At least 2500 seeds of tomato variety ‘H1418’ were deposited on DATE according to the Budapest Treaty in the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC), ATCC Patent Depository, 10801 University Boulevard, Manassas, Va., 20110, USA. The deposit has been assigned ATCC number X1. Access to this deposit will be available during the pendency of this application to persons determined by the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks to be entitled thereto under 37 C.F.R. ⁇ 1.14 and 35 U.S.C. ⁇ 122. Upon allowance of any claims in this application, all restrictions on the availability to the public of the variety will be irrevocably removed.
  • the deposit will be maintained in the ATCC depository, which is a public depository, for a period of 30 years, or 5 years after the most recent request, or for the effective life of the patent, whichever is longer, and will be replaced if a deposit becomes nonviable during that period.
  • a deposit of tomato variety ‘H1421’ is maintained by HeinzSeed Company, having an address at 6755 C. E. Dixon, Stockton, Calif. 95206, United States of America. Access to the deposit will be available during the pendency of this application to persons determined by the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks to be entitled thereto under 37 C.F.R. ⁇ 1.14 and 35 U.S.C. ⁇ 122. Upon allowance of any claims in this application, all restrictions on the availability to the public of variety ‘H1421’ will be irrevocably removed by affording access to a deposit of at least 2,500 seeds of the variety with the American Type Culture Collection, (ATCC), ATCC Patent Depository, 10801 University Boulevard, Manassas, Va., 20110, USA.
  • ATCC American Type Culture Collection
  • At least 2500 seeds of tomato variety ‘H1421’ were deposited on DATE according to the Budapest Treaty in the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC), ATCC Patent Depository, 10801 University Boulevard, Manassas, Va., 20110, USA. The deposit has been assigned ATCC number X2. Access to this deposit will be available during the pendency of this application to persons determined by the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks to be entitled thereto under 37 C.F.R. ⁇ 1.14 and 35 U.S.C. ⁇ 122. Upon allowance of any claims in this application, all restrictions on the availability to the public of the variety will be irrevocably removed.
  • the deposit will be maintained in the ATCC depository, which is a public depository, for a period of 30 years, or 5 years after the most recent request, or for the effective life of the patent, whichever is longer, and will be replaced if a deposit becomes nonviable during that period.
  • a deposit of tomato variety ‘H1422’ is maintained by HeinzSeed Company, having an address at 6755 C. E. Dixon, Stockton, Calif. 95206, United States of America. Access to the deposit will be available during the pendency of this application to persons determined by the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks to be entitled thereto under 37 C.F.R. ⁇ 1.14 and 35 U.S.C. ⁇ 122. Upon allowance of any claims in this application, all restrictions on the availability to the public of variety ‘H1422’ will be irrevocably removed by affording access to a deposit of at least 2,500 seeds of the variety with the American Type Culture Collection, (ATCC), ATCC Patent Depository, 10801 University Boulevard, Manassas, Va., 20110, USA.
  • ATCC American Type Culture Collection
  • At least 2500 seeds of tomato variety ‘H1422’ were deposited on DATE according to the Budapest Treaty in the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC), ATCC Patent Depository, 10801 University Boulevard, Manassas, Va., 20110, USA. The deposit has been assigned ATCC number X3. Access to this deposit will be available during the pendency of this application to persons determined by the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks to be entitled thereto under 37 C.F.R. ⁇ 1.14 and 35 U.S.C. ⁇ 122. Upon allowance of any claims in this application, all restrictions on the availability to the public of the variety will be irrevocably removed.
  • the deposit will be maintained in the ATCC depository, which is a public depository, for a period of 30 years, or 5 years after the most recent request, or for the effective life of the patent, whichever is longer, and will be replaced if a deposit becomes nonviable during that period.
  • a deposit of tomato variety ‘H1428’ is maintained by HeinzSeed Company, having an address at 6755 C. E. Dixon, Stockton, Calif. 95206, United States of America. Access to the deposit will be available during the pendency of this application to persons determined by the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks to be entitled thereto under 37 C.F.R. ⁇ 1.14 and 35 U.S.C. ⁇ 122. Upon allowance of any claims in this application, all restrictions on the availability to the public of variety ‘H1428’ will be irrevocably removed by affording access to a deposit of at least 2,500 seeds of the variety with the American Type Culture Collection, (ATCC), ATCC Patent Depository, 10801 University Boulevard, Manassas, Va., 20110, USA.
  • ATCC American Type Culture Collection
  • At least 2500 seeds of tomato variety ‘H1428’ were deposited on DATE according to the Budapest Treaty in the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC), ATCC Patent Depository, 10801 University Boulevard, Manassas, Va., 20110, USA. The deposit has been assigned ATCC number X4. Access to this deposit will be available during the pendency of this application to persons determined by the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks to be entitled thereto under 37 C.F.R. ⁇ 1.14 and 35 U.S.C. ⁇ 122. Upon allowance of any claims in this application, all restrictions on the availability to the public of the variety will be irrevocably removed.
  • the deposit will be maintained in the ATCC depository, which is a public depository, for a period of 30 years, or 5 years after the most recent request, or for the effective life of the patent, whichever is longer, and will be replaced if a deposit becomes nonviable during that period.

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Abstract

Hybrid tomato varieties ‘H1418’, ‘H1421’, ‘H1422’, and ‘H1428’ are described. The ‘H1418’, ‘H1421’, ‘H1422’, and ‘H1428’ tomato varieties are ground-culture hybrid tomato varieties suitable for machine harvest.

Description

    CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
  • This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/201,499, filed Aug. 5, 2015, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
    • FIELD
  • This invention relates to the field of plant breeding. In particular, this invention relates to new tomato, Solanum lycopersicum, varieties denominated ‘H1418’, ‘H1421’, ‘H1422’, and ‘H1428’.
    • BACKGROUND
  • Breeding improved tomato varieties involves providing genetics that give an advantage to the grower, processor, consumer, or other member of the supply chain. The improvement may be in the form of field performance, disease resistance, factory performance, or a fruit quality characteristic. For a tomato variety to be suitable to be grown for processing, the variety must have a concentrated fruit setting and maturity, firm fruit, and sufficient rot tolerance to allow early fruit to remain rot-free while later fruit continues to develop and ripen.
  • Most commercial processing tomato varieties are hybrids resulting from a cross pollination of two true-breeding, inbred parents. Through the use of true-breeding lines, a hybrid is produced that often displays characteristics of each parent, and often demonstrates characteristics that are superior to either parent alone, or that allow a hybrid to mask inadequacies of the individual parents.
  • Processing tomato varieties combining high levels of tolerance to bacterial canker (Clavibacter michiganense ssp. michiganense), early blight (Alternaria solani), and bacterial spot (Xanthomonas spp.) are highly desirable in humid climates where these diseases present production issues.
  • Moreover, tomato varieties adapted to arid climates, combining resistance to tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) and race 3 of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici, are desirable to the processing industry in California and other global tomato processing regions where these disease limit production. Additionally, tomato varieties adapted to arid climates that combine resistance to TSWV with high levels of soluble solids (oBrix), thin viscosity, and strong yields are also highly desirable for the California processing industry.
  • Further, Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici race 3 (Fusarium 3) is a growing problem in the California tomato growing region and in other production areas worldwide, such as the Dominican Republic and Mexico. Productive, adapted varieties have been in demand by growers and processors since the mid 1990's with resistance to this pathogen. The disease has become a major limiting factor in tomato production in some California fields. Growers and processors need a range of tomato varieties with Fusarium 3 resistance, since products specifications vary in regards to juice viscosity, soluble solids content, field storage, and general field adaptability.
  • An additional important contribution that tomatoes provide to the human diet is the antioxidant lycopene. Specifically, processing tomato varieties are the key form of tomato intake in the US diet. Higher levels of lycopene are beneficial both from a nutritional standpoint and from a consumer perception and quality standpoint. Tomato varieties having higher levels of lycopene result in products with a deeper red color that can be considered an indicator of higher product quality. Thus, a tomato variety with higher levels of lycopene can be valuable from both a nutritional standpoint and a quality standpoint. However, to be commercially viable and useful, the tomato variety must perform acceptably as required by any other processing tomato variety. Previous varieties with increased lycopene levels have shown severe reductions in fruit quality, firmness, yield, and a sensitivity to fruit rots.
    • SUMMARY
  • In order to meet these needs, the present invention provides improved tomato variety ‘H1418’, ‘H1421’, ‘H1422’, and ‘H1428’.
  • In particular, the present invention provides improved tomato variety ‘H1418’, which has resistance to early blight, bacterial spot, and bacterial canker diseases of tomato coupled with superior rot resistance and comparative field yield to industry standard varieties such as ‘H3402’ and ‘H9706’. The ‘H1418’ variety has resistance to verticillium race 1, Fusarium races 1 and 2, southern root knot nematode, bacterial speck race 0, bacterial canker, bacterial spot, and early blight. The fruit of ‘H1418’ are medium size, have good color and an average fruit weight of 74 grams. Tolerance to fruit rot in ‘H1418’ is excellent, allowing for once-over machine harvesting applications requiring extended field holding.
  • The present invention also provides improved tomato variety ‘H1421’, which has resistance to tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) coupled with resistance to race 3 of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici. In addition the ‘H1421’ variety has resistance to verticillium race 1, Fusarium races 1, and 2, and southern root knot nematode. The fruit of ‘H1421’ are pear shaped with a medium size, have strong color and an average fruit weight of 78 grams. Fruit of ‘H1421’ are firm and uniform allowing for once-over machine harvesting.
  • The present invention further provides improved tomato variety ‘H1422’, which carries the 1-3 gene that confers resistance to Fusarium 3. The ‘H1422’ variety is also resistant to verticillium race 1, Fusarium races 1 and 2, bacterial speck race 0, and root knot nematode. Fruit and processing characteristics are a smooth peelable fruit of approximately 83 grams that, when processed into juice, result in a high viscosity product with moderate soluble solids content.
  • The present invention further provides improved tomato variety ‘H1428’, which has exceptionally high field yield and resistance to tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV). The variety is also resistant to verticillium wilt race 1, Fusarium races 1 and 2, bacterial speck race 0, and southern root knot nematode. Fruit and processing characteristics are a moderately smooth fruit of approximately 67 grams that, when processed into juice, results in a very high viscosity product with moderate soluble solids content and an excellent red color. Advantageously, tomato variety ‘H1428’ provides the combination of exceptional field yield performance as required by growers as well as exceptional fruit quality for high viscosity concentrated product like paste or ketchup.
  • The characteristics that determine the quality of tomato fruit used for processing are different from that of tomato fruit used for the fresh market. Processing characteristics are commonly tested on samples of tomato pulp or juice produced in a way that is well known in the art. For example, a fixed mass of tomatoes may be cooked in a microwave oven for several minutes to halt any enzymatic breakdown of the sample, lost water is replaced, and the sample is pulped to remove skin and seeds to produce a uniform juice sample. The juice sample can be analyzed for various quality parameters important to processing tomato including, but not limited to, gross viscosity measurements such as juice Bostwick, soluble solids measurements using a refractometer (oBrix), measurements of acidity and pH, and measurements of color via a Hunter a/b score. The Hunter a/b score is an international industry and USDA standard color measurement of tomato products that provides a representation of the color of the product in a single dimensionless unit. The “a” value represents color on the green to red dimension whereas “b” represents the blue to yellow dimension; a higher a/b ratio is associated with more red color and is often considered a superior product.
  • Tomato varieties contain varying levels of lycopene (Garcia and Barrett, 2006). Lycopene content of tomato juice can be measured using a protocol developed by Anthon and Barrett (2001), which involves an ethanol/hexane extraction followed by quantification using reflectance at 503 nm.
  • As used herein, tomato variety ‘H1418’, tomato plant ‘H1418’, tomato seed ‘H1418’, and ‘H1418’ all refer to the hybrid tomato variety ‘H1418’, and parts and seeds thereof, having ATCC Accession Number X1. As used herein, tomato variety ‘H1421’, tomato plant ‘H1421’, tomato seed ‘H1421’, and ‘H1421’ all refer to the hybrid tomato variety ‘H1421’, and parts and seeds thereof, having ATCC Accession Number X2. As used herein, tomato variety ‘H1422’, tomato plant ‘H1422’, tomato seed ‘H1422’, and ‘H1422’ all refer to the hybrid tomato variety ‘H1422’, and parts and seeds thereof, having ATCC Accession Number X3. As used herein, tomato variety ‘H1428’, tomato plant ‘H1428’, tomato seed ‘H1428’, and ‘H1428’ all refer to the hybrid tomato variety ‘H1428’, and parts and seeds thereof, having ATCC Accession Number X4.
  • Accordingly, in one embodiment, the present invention is directed to tomato seed designated as ‘H1418’ having ATCC Accession Number X1. In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to a tomato plant and parts isolated therefrom produced by growing ‘H1418’ tomato seed. In another embodiment, the present invention is directed to a tomato plant and parts isolated therefrom having all the physiological and morphological characteristics of a tomato plant produced by growing ‘H1418’ tomato seed having ATCC Accession Number X1. In still another embodiment, the present invention is directed to an F1 hybrid tomato seed, plants grown from the seed, and leaves, ovules, pollen, fruit, cotyledons, embryos, meristems, anthers, roots, root tips, pistils, flowers, stems, calli, stalks, hypocotyls, and pericarps isolated therefrom having ‘H1418’ as a parent, wherein ‘H1418’ is grown from ‘H1418’ tomato seed having ATCC Accession Number X1.
  • Tomato plant parts include leaves, ovules, pollen, fruit, cotyledons, embryos, meristems, anthers, roots, root tips, pistils, flowers, stems, calli, stalks, hypocotyls, pericarps, and the like. In another embodiment, the present invention is further directed to tomato fruit, stems, leaves, parts of leaves, roots, root tips, pollen, ovules, and flowers isolated from ‘H1418’ tomato plants. In another embodiment, the present invention is further directed to tissue culture or cells derived from ‘H1418’ tomato plants.
  • In yet another embodiment, the present invention is further directed to a method of selecting tomato plants by a) growing ‘H1418’ tomato plants wherein the ‘H1418’ plants are grown from tomato seed having ATCC Accession Number X1; and b) selecting a plant from step a). In another embodiment, the present invention is further directed to tomato plants, plant parts and seeds produced by the tomato plants, where the tomato plants are isolated by the selection method of the invention.
  • In another embodiment, the present invention is further directed to a method of breeding tomato plants by crossing a tomato plant with a plant grown from ‘H1418’ tomato seed having ATCC Accession Number X1. In still another embodiment, the present invention is further directed to tomato plants, tomato parts from the tomato plants, and seeds produced therefrom where the tomato plant is isolated by the breeding method of the invention.
  • In another embodiment, the present invention is directed to tomato seed designated as ‘H1421’ having ATCC Accession Number X2. In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to a tomato plant and parts isolated therefrom produced by growing ‘H1421’ tomato seed. In another embodiment, the present invention is directed to a tomato plant and parts isolated therefrom having all the physiological and morphological characteristics of a tomato plant produced by growing ‘H1421’ tomato seed having ATCC Accession Number X2. In still another embodiment, the present invention is directed to an F1 hybrid tomato seed, plants grown from the seed, and leaves, ovules, pollen, fruit, cotyledons, embryos, meristems, anthers, roots, root tips, pistils, flowers, stems, calli, stalks, hypocotyls, and pericarps isolated therefrom having ‘H1421’ as a parent, wherein ‘H1421’ is grown from ‘H1421’ tomato seed having ATCC Accession Number X2.
  • Tomato plant parts include leaves, ovules, pollen, fruit, cotyledons, embryos, meristems, anthers, roots, root tips, pistils, flowers, stems, calli, stalks, hypocotyls, pericarps, and the like. In another embodiment, the present invention is further directed to tomato fruit, stems, leaves, parts of leaves, roots, root tips, pollen, ovules, and flowers isolated from ‘H1421’ tomato plants. In another embodiment, the present invention is further directed to tissue culture or cells derived from ‘H1421’ tomato plants.
  • In yet another embodiment, the present invention is further directed to a method of selecting tomato plants by a) growing ‘H1421’ tomato plants wherein the ‘H1421’ plants are grown from tomato seed having ATCC Accession Number X2; and b) selecting a plant from step a). In another embodiment, the present invention is further directed to tomato plants, plant parts and seeds produced by the tomato plants, where the tomato plants are isolated by the selection method of the invention.
  • In another embodiment, the present invention is further directed to a method of breeding tomato plants by crossing a tomato plant with a plant grown from ‘H1421’ tomato seed having ATCC Accession Number X2. In still another embodiment, the present invention is further directed to tomato plants, tomato parts from the tomato plants, and seeds produced therefrom where the tomato plant is isolated by the breeding method of the invention.
  • In another embodiment, the present invention is directed to tomato seed designated as ‘H1422’ having ATCC Accession Number X3. In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to a tomato plant and parts isolated therefrom produced by growing ‘H1422’ tomato seed. In another embodiment, the present invention is directed to a tomato plant and parts isolated therefrom having all the physiological and morphological characteristics of a tomato plant produced by growing ‘H1422’ tomato seed having ATCC Accession Number X3. In still another embodiment, the present invention is directed to an F1 hybrid tomato seed, plants grown from the seed, and leaves, ovules, pollen, fruit, cotyledons, embryos, meristems, anthers, roots, root tips, pistils, flowers, stems, calli, stalks, hypocotyls, and pericarps isolated therefrom having ‘H1422’ as a parent, wherein ‘H1422’ is grown from ‘H1422’ tomato seed having ATCC Accession Number X3.
  • Tomato plant parts include leaves, ovules, pollen, fruit, cotyledons, embryos, meristems, anthers, roots, root tips, pistils, flowers, stems, calli, stalks, hypocotyls, pericarps, and the like. In another embodiment, the present invention is further directed to tomato fruit, stems, leaves, parts of leaves, roots, root tips, pollen, ovules, and flowers isolated from ‘H1422’ tomato plants. In another embodiment, the present invention is further directed to tissue culture or cells derived from ‘H1422’ tomato plants.
  • In yet another embodiment, the present invention is further directed to a method of selecting tomato plants by a) growing ‘H1422’ tomato plants wherein the ‘H1422’ plants are grown from tomato seed having ATCC Accession Number X3; and b) selecting a plant from step a). In another embodiment, the present invention is further directed to tomato plants, plant parts and seeds produced by the tomato plants, where the tomato plants are isolated by the selection method of the invention.
  • In another embodiment, the present invention is further directed to a method of breeding tomato plants by crossing a tomato plant with a plant grown from ‘H1422’ tomato seed having ATCC Accession Number X3. In still another embodiment, the present invention is further directed to tomato plants, tomato parts from the tomato plants, and seeds produced therefrom where the tomato plant is isolated by the breeding method of the invention.
  • In another embodiment, the present invention is directed to tomato seed designated as ‘H1428’ having ATCC Accession Number X4. In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to a tomato plant and parts isolated therefrom produced by growing ‘H1428’ tomato seed. In another embodiment, the present invention is directed to a tomato plant and parts isolated therefrom having all the physiological and morphological characteristics of a tomato plant produced by growing ‘H1428’ tomato seed having ATCC Accession Number X4. In still another embodiment, the present invention is directed to an F1 hybrid tomato seed, plants grown from the seed, and leaves, ovules, pollen, fruit, cotyledons, embryos, meristems, anthers, roots, root tips, pistils, flowers, stems, calli, stalks, hypocotyls, and pericarps isolated therefrom having ‘H1428’ as a parent, wherein ‘H1428’ is grown from ‘H1428’ tomato seed having ATCC Accession Number X4.
  • Tomato plant parts include leaves, ovules, pollen, fruit, cotyledons, embryos, meristems, anthers, roots, root tips, pistils, flowers, stems, calli, stalks, hypocotyls, pericarps, and the like. In another embodiment, the present invention is further directed to tomato fruit, stems, leaves, parts of leaves, roots, root tips, pollen, ovules, and flowers isolated from ‘H1428’ tomato plants. In another embodiment, the present invention is further directed to tissue culture or cells derived from ‘H1428’ tomato plants.
  • In yet another embodiment, the present invention is further directed to a method of selecting tomato plants by a) growing ‘H1428’ tomato plants wherein the ‘H1428’ plants are grown from tomato seed having ATCC Accession Number X4; and b) selecting a plant from step a). In another embodiment, the present invention is further directed to tomato plants, plant parts and seeds produced by the tomato plants, where the tomato plants are isolated by the selection method of the invention.
  • In another embodiment, the present invention is further directed to a method of breeding tomato plants by crossing a tomato plant with a plant grown from ‘H1428’ tomato seed having ATCC Accession Number X4. In still another embodiment, the present invention is further directed to tomato plants, tomato parts from the tomato plants, and seeds produced therefrom where the tomato plant is isolated by the breeding method of the invention.
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  • The patent or application file contains at least one drawing executed in color. Copies of this patent or patent application publication with color drawings will be provided by the office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates fruit and general plant structure of tomato variety ‘H1418’.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates fruit and general plant structure of tomato variety ‘H1421’.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates fruit and general plant structure of tomato variety ‘H1422’.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates fruit and general plant structure of e tomato variety ‘H1428’.
    •  DETAILED DESCRIPTION ‘H1418’ Tomato Variety
  • Described herein is a new and distinct tomato variety named ‘H1418’ that was developed to provide a ground-culture hybrid tomato variety (i.e., not grown on stakes) that is suitable for machine harvest, and is adaptable to the humid climactic conditions of regions such as Michigan, USA; Ohio, USA; Indiana, USA; Pennsylvania, USA; and southern Ontario, Canada.
  • Plants of the tomato variety ‘H1418’ are resistant to verticillium wilt race 1, Fusarium races 1 and 2, root knot nematode, bacterial speck race 0, early blight, bacterial spot, and bacterial canker. Additionally, plants of the tomato variety ‘H1418’ have a large sprawling vine size compared to other tomato varieties of the same market class and very high yield potential. Fruit from the tomato variety ‘H1418’ is medium sized and has good color compared to other tomato varieties of the same market class. Moreover, the tomato variety ‘H1418’ is adapted to culture in humid growing regions such as the eastern United States and southern Ontario Canada.
    • Stability of the ‘H1418’ Tomato Variety
  • The variety is uniform and stable within commercially acceptable limits. As is true with other tomato varieties, a small percentage of variants can occur within commercially acceptable limits for almost any characteristic during the course of repeated multiplication. However no variants were observed during the two years in which the variety was observed to be uniform and stable.
    • Characterization of the ‘H1418’ Tomato Variety Seedling
  • Anthocyanin in hypocotyl of 2-15 cm seedling: Present
    Habit of 3-4 week old seedling: Normal
    • Mature Plant Growth: Determinate Form: Normal
  • Size of canopy: Large
    • Habit: Semi-erect Stem Branching: Profuse (e.g., ‘UC 82’)
  • Branching at cotyledonary or first leafy node: Present
    Number of nodes below first inflorescence: 7-10
    Number of nodes between early (1st-2nd, 2nd-3rd) inflorescences: 1-2
    Number of nodes between later developing inflorescences: 1-2
    Pubescence on younger: Sparsely hairy (scattered long hairs)
    • Leaf (Mature Leaf Beneath the 3rd Inflorescence) Type: Tomato
  • Morphology of mature leaf: Compound with major and some minor leaflets
    Margins of major leaflets: Nearly entire
    Marginal rolling or wiltiness: Absent
    Surface of major leaflets: Rugose (bumpy or veiny)
    • Pubescence: Smooth
  • Inflorescence (Observations from 3rd Inflorescence)
    • Type: Simple
  • Average number of flowers in inflorescence: 7
    Leafy or “running” inflorescences: Absent
    • Flower
  • Calyx: Normal, lobes awl-shaped
    Calyx-lobes: Shorter the corolla
    Corolla color: Yellow
    Style pubescence: Sparse
    Anthers: All fused into tube
    Fasciation (1st flower of 2nd or 3rd inflorescence): Absent
    • Fruit (3rd Fruit of 2nd or 3rd Cluster)
  • Typical fruit shape: Blocky, with hip
    Shape of transverse section: Round
    Shape of stem end: Flat
    Shape of blossom end: Indented (slight)
    Shape of pistil scar: Dot
    Abscission layer: Absent (jointless)
    Point of detachment of fruit at harvest: At calyx attachment
    Average length (in mm) of mature fruit (stein axis): 66.5 mm
    Average diameter (in mm) of fruit at widest point: 42.5 mm
    Average weight (in g) of mature fruit: 74 g
    Number of locules: Two
    Fruit surface: Slightly rough
    Fruit base color (mature-green stage): Apple or medium green
    Fruit pattern (mature-green stage): Uniform green
    Fruit color, full-ripe: Red
    Flesh color full-ripe: Red/Crimson
    Flesh color: With lighter and darker areas in walls
    Locular gel color of table-ripe fruit: Red
    • Ripening: Uniform
  • Stein scar size: Small (e.g., ‘Roma’)
    • Core: Present
  • Epidermis color: Yellow
    • Epidermis: Normal
  • Epidermis texture: Average
    Thickness of the pericarp: 5.6 mm
    • Disease and Pest Reaction
  • Disease and Pest Reaction: Resistant to verticillium wilt, race 1, Fusarium races 1 and 2, root knot nematode, bacterial speck, race 0, early blight, bacterial spot, and bacterial canker
    • Chemistry and Composition of Full-Ripe Fruits
  • TABLE 1
    Variety Check Variety Check Variety
    ‘H1418’ ‘H9553’ ‘H3402’
    Soluble solids as °Brix 5.29 4.77 5.17
    Juice Bostwick 11.7 12.4 12.2

    Fruiting season: Medium (e.g., ‘Westover’)
    Relative maturity in areas tested: Medium
    • Adaptation Culture: Field
  • Principle use(s): Concentrated products
    Machine harvest: Adapted
    Regions to which adaptation has been demonstrated: Northeastern USA
    • ‘H1421’ Tomato Variety
  • Described herein is a new and distinct tomato variety named ‘H1421’ that was developed to provide a ground-culture hybrid tomato variety (i.e., not grown on stakes) that is suitable for machine harvest, and is adaptable to the arid climactic conditions of regions such as California, USA.
  • Plants of the tomato variety ‘H1421’ are resistant to verticillium wilt race 1, Fusarium races 1, 2, and 3, root knot nematode, and tomato spotted wilt virus. Fruit from the tomato variety ‘H1421’ is pear shaped and medium in size and has strong color compared to other tomato varieties of the same market class. Moreover, the tomato variety ‘H1421’ is adapted to culture in arid growing regions such as California, particularly regions where Fusarium race 3 is a production limiting factor.
    • Stability of the ‘H1421’ Tomato Variety
  • The tomato variety ‘H1421’ is uniform and stable within commercially acceptable limits. As is true with other tomato varieties, a small percentage of variants can occur within commercially acceptable limits for almost any characteristic during the course of repeated multiplication. However no variants were observed during the two years in which the variety was observed to be uniform and stable.
    • Characterization of the ‘H1421’ Tomato Variety Seedling
  • Anthocyanin in hypocotyl of 2-15 cm seedling: Present
    Habit of 3-4 week old seedling: Normal
    • Mature Plant Growth: Determinate Form: Normal
  • Size of canopy: Medium
    • Habit: Semi-erect Stem Branching: Profuse (e.g., ‘UC82’)
  • Branching at cotyledonary or first leafy node: Absent
    Number of nodes below first inflorescence: 4-7
    Number of nodes between early (1st-2nd, 2nd-3rd) inflorescences: 1-2
    Number of nodes between later developing inflorescences: 1-2
    Pubescence on younger: Sparsely hairy (scattered long hairs)
    • Leaf (Mature Leaf Beneath the 3rd Inflorescence) Type: Tomato
  • Morphology of mature leaf: Compound with major and minor leaflets
    Margins of major leaflets: Nearly entire
    Marginal rolling or wiltiness: Moderate
    Onset of leaflet rolling: Mid-season
    Surface of major leaflets: Rugose (bumpy or veiny)
    • Pubescence: Smooth
  • Inflorescence (Observations from 3rd Inflorescence)
    • Type: Simple
  • Average number of flowers in inflorescence: 8
    Leafy or “running” inflorescences: Absent
    • Flower
  • Calyx: Normal, lobes awl-shaped
    Calyx-lobes: Approximately equaling the corolla
    Corolla color: Old gold
    Style pubescence: Sparse
    Anthers: All fused into tube
    Fasciation (1st flower of 2nd or 3rd inflorescence): Absent
    • Fruit (3rd Fruit of 2nd or 3rd Cluster)
  • Typical fruit shape: Elongated/pear
    Shape of transverse section: Round
    Shape of stein end: Tapered
    Shape of blossom end: Flat
    Shape of pistil scar: Dot
    Abscission layer: Absent (jointless)
    Point of detachment of fruit at harvest: At calyx attachment
    Average length (in mm) of mature fruit (stein axis): 84.5 mm
    Average diameter (in mm) of fruit at widest point: 35 mm
    Average weight (in g) of mature fruit: 78 g
    Number of locules: Two
    Fruit surface: Smooth
    Fruit base color (mature-green stage): Light green
    Fruit pattern (mature-green stage): Uniform green
    Fruit color, full-ripe: Red
    Flesh color full-ripe: Red/Crimson
    Flesh color: Uniform
    Locular gel color of table-ripe fruit: Red
    • Ripening: Uniform
  • Stem scar size: Small (e.g., ‘Roma’)
    • Core: Present
  • Epidermis color: Yellow
    • Epidermis: Normal
  • Epidermis texture: Average
    Thickness of the pericarp: 5 mm
    • Disease and Pest Reaction
  • Disease and Pest Reaction: Resistant to verticillium wilt, race 1, Fusarium races 1, 2, 3, root
    knot nematode, tomato spotted wilt virus, and tobacco mosaic virus
    • Chemistry and Composition of Full-Ripe Fruits
  • TABLE 2
    Variety Check Variety Check Variety
    ‘H1421’ ‘H1292’ ‘H2601’
    Soluble solids as °Brix 4.84 4.96 4.84
    Juice Bostwick 16.25 17.98 16.25

    Fruiting season: Medium (e.g., ‘Westover’)
    Relative maturity in areas tested: Medium-late
    • Adaptation Culture: Field
  • Principle use(s): Concentrated products (e.g., peeled and diced, and crushed)
    Machine harvest: Adapted
    Regions to which adaptation has been demonstrated: California, USA
    • ‘H1422’ Tomato Variety
  • Described herein is a new and distinct tomato plant variety named ‘H1422’. Agronomically, ‘H1422’ is unique in that in addition to its resistance to root knot nematode, verticillium wilt race 1, bacterial speck race 0, and Fusarium races 1 and 2, it also carries the 1-3 gene for resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici race 3. Such resistance in a processing tomato variety is uncommon. The variety has a medium-thick hot-break tomato juice viscosity similar to that of ‘H5608’, making it suitable for medium viscosity tomato paste and/or sauce production. ‘H1422’ is also very suitable for processing as a whole peeled and diced tomato product, since the fruit are about 83 grams and smooth shaped, very firm with thick interior walls. Field yield is good, but typically lower than ‘H5608’ in the absence of disease pressure from Fusarium race 3. The plant has a dark foliage color and moderate leaf roll providing good protection from sunburn. Its maturity time until ready for machine harvest is considered later than most varieties.
    • Stability of the ‘H1422’ Tomato Variety
  • The tomato variety ‘H1422’ is uniform and stable within commercially acceptable limits. As is true with other tomato varieties, a small percentage of variants can occur within commercially acceptable limits for almost any characteristic during the course of repeated multiplication. However no variants were observed during the two years in which the variety was observed to be uniform and stable. Tomato variety ‘H1422’ can be repeatedly reproduced using the parents which, too, are stable and true breeding.
    • Characterization of the ‘H1422’ Tomato Variety Seedling
  • Anthocyanin in hypocotyl of 2-15 cm seedling: Present
    Habit of 3-4 week old seedling: Normal
    • Mature Plant
  • Average height: 45 cm
    • Growth: Determinate Form: Normal
  • Size of canopy (compared to others of similar type): Large
    • Habit: Semi-erect Stem Branching: Profuse (e.g., ‘UC82’)
  • Branching at cotyledonary or first leafy node: Present
    Number of nodes below first inflorescence: 4-7
    Number of nodes between early (1st-2nd, 2nd-3rd) inflorescences: 3
    Number of nodes between later developing inflorescences: 2
    Pubescence on younger stems: Sparsely hairy (scattered long hairs)
    • Leaf (Mature Leaf Beneath the 3rd Inflorescence) Type: Tomato
  • Morphology of mature leaf: Compound with major and some minor leaflets
    Margins of major leaflets: Shallow toothed or scalloped
    Marginal rolling or wiltiness: Moderate
    Onset of leaflet rolling: Mid-season
    Surface of major leaflets: Rugose (bumpy or veiny)
    • Pubescence: Normal
  • Inflorescence (Observations from 3rd Inflorescence)
    Type: Forked (2 major axes)
    Average number of flowers in inflorescence: 6
    Leafy or “running” inflorescences: Absent
    • Flower
  • Calyx: Normal, lobes awl-shaped
    Calyx-lobes: Shorter the corolla
    Corolla color: Old gold
    Style pubescence: Sparse
    Anthers: All fused into tube
    • Fasciation (1st Flower of 2nd or 3rd Inflorescence): Absent
  • Fruit (3rd fruit of 2nd or 3rd cluster)
    Typical fruit shape: Blocky oval
    Shape of transverse section: Round
    Shape of stem end: Indented
    Shape of blossom end: Tapered
    Shape of pistil scar: Dot
    Abscission layer: Absent (jointless)
    Point of detachment of fruit at harvest: At calyx attachment
    Average length (in mm) of dedicel (from joint to calyx attachment): 30 mm
    Average length (in mm) of mature fruit (stein axis): 65 mm
    Average diameter (in mm) of fruit at widest point: 52 mm
    Average weight (in g) of mature fruit: 83 grams
    Number of locules: Three and four
    Fruit surface: Smooth
    Fruit base color (mature-green stage): Light gray-green
    Fruit pattern (mature-green stage): Uniform green
    Fruit color, full-ripe: Red
    Flesh color full-ripe: Red/Crimson
    Flesh color: Uniform
    Locular gel color of table-ripe fruit: Red
    • Ripening: Uniform
  • Stein scar size: Medium (e.g., ‘Rutgers’)
    • Core: Present
  • Epidermis color: Yellow
    • Epidermis: Normal
  • Epidermis texture: Average
    Thickness of the pericarp: 8-10 mm
    Anthocyanin in hypocotyl of 2-15 cm seedling: Present
    Habit of 3-4 week old seedling: Normal
    • Resistance to Fruit Disorder
  • Resistance to fruit disorder: Very tolerant to fruit cracking and bursting, blossom end rot, and catfacing. Moderately tolerant to fruit rots.
    • Disease and Pest Reaction
  • Disease and pest reaction: Resistant Fusarium races 1, 2, and 3, V. albo-atrum race 1, root knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita), and bacterial speck race 0. Moderately susceptible to: bacterial spot (Xanthomonas spp.) and early blight (Alternaria solani). Susceptible to: bacterial canker (Clavibacter michiganense).
    • Chemistry and Composition of Full-Ripe Fruits (2 Year Average, 28 California Trials)
  • TABLE 3
    Variety Check Variety 1 Check Variety 2
    ‘H1422’ ‘H5608 ‘H8504’
    Hot break microwave 11.0 10.5 11.2
    juice Bostwick (dry
    matter, seeds, and
    skin removed)
    Soluble solids as °Brix 5.25 4.96 5.05
    Hotbreak microwave 13.6 14.05 16.9
    juice serum viscosity
    (centistokes)

    Fruiting season: Short, concentrated (e.g., ‘VF 145’)
    Relative maturity in areas tested: Late
    • Adaptation Culture: Field
  • Principle use(s): Whole-pack canning and concentrated products
    Machine harvest: Adapted
    Regions to which adaptation has been demonstrated: California: Sacramento and Upper San
    • Joaquin Valley
  • Comparison of the ‘H1422’ tomato variety to closest varieties
  • Commercial varieties that are most similar to ‘H1422’ include ‘H8504’ and ‘H5608’, as these varieties each are suitable for the high viscosity tomato paste market in California, USA. ‘H1422’ can be distinguished from both ‘H8504’ and ‘H5608’ by several characteristics; most notably by the presence of resistance to Fusarium race 3 in ‘H1422’, whereas ‘H8504’ and ‘H5608’ are both susceptible. This resistance is of significant value in fields and regions where the pathogen limits field productivity. Additionally, the vine habit of ‘H1422’ is smaller and more compact than that of both ‘H8504’ and ‘H5608’, which are considered to be large to very large vines. Fruit yield is lower in ‘H1422’ than the similar varieties grown in fields without significant pressure from Fusarium race 3. Fruit size is similar, but slightly larger in ‘H1422’. Internal fruit color is notably better in ‘H1422’ than in ‘H8504’. ‘H5608’ is not considered to carry the extended field storage (EFS) trait which reduces the sensitivity of ripe fruit to rotting, while ‘H8504’ is considered EFS. ‘H1422’ has an intermediate level of fruit rot sensitivity. Because of its smooth fruit shape and thick walls, ‘H1422’ is more suitable for peeled products than ‘H8504’.
    • ‘H1428’ Tomato Variety
  • Described herein is a new and distinct tomato plant variety named ‘H1428’. Agronomically, ‘H1428’ is unique in its combination of very high field yield, very high viscosity juice, disease resistance package, and strong internal fruit color. The ‘H1428’ variety is resistant to root knot nematode, verticillium race 1, Fusarium races 1 and 2, tomato spotted wilt virus, and bacterial speck race 0. ‘H1428’ can be used for processing as a whole peeled, but its preferred use is concentrated products requiring high viscosity. One similar variety is ‘H5608’. ‘H5608’ is also high yielding and carries the same disease resistance as ‘H1428; however, hot-break microwave juice of ‘H1428’ has better color and is thicker both in its gross viscosity (as measured by juice Bostwick), but more notably its serum viscosity (as measured in centistokes) is higher than that of ‘H5608’. Fruit shape of ‘H1428’ is more square-shaped than that of ‘H5608’. Maturity time until ready for machine harvest of ‘H1428’ is considered later than most varieties.
    • Stability of the ‘H1428’ Tomato Variety
  • The tomato variety ‘H1428’ is uniform and stable within commercially acceptable limits. As is true with other tomato varieties, a small percentage of variants can occur within commercially acceptable limits for almost any characteristic during the course of repeated multiplication. However no variants were observed during the two years in which the variety was observed to be uniform and stable. The tomato variety ‘H1428’ can be repeatedly reproduced using the parents which, too, are stable and true breeding.
    • Characterization of the ‘H1428’ Tomato Variety Seedling
  • Anthocyanin in hypocotyl of 2-15 cm seedling: Present
    Habit of 3-4 week old seedling: Normal
    • Mature Plant
  • Average height (in cm): 39 cm
    • Growth: Determinate Form: Normal
  • Size of canopy: Large
    • Habit: Semi-erect Stem Branching: Profuse (e.g., ‘UC82’)
  • Branching at cotyledonary or first leafy node: Present
    Number of nodes below first inflorescence: 4-7
    Number of nodes between early (1st-2nd, 2nd-3rd) inflorescences: 3
    Number of nodes between later developing inflorescences: 3
    Pubescence on younger stems: Sparsely hairy (scattered long hairs)
    • Leaf (Mature Leaf Beneath the 3rd Inflorescence) Type: Tomato
  • Morphology of mature leaf: Compound with major and minor leaflets
    Margins of major leaflets: Shallowly toothed or scalloped
    Marginal rolling or wiltiness: Moderate
    Onset of leaflet rolling: Mid-season
    Surface of major leaflets: Rugose (bumpy or veiny)
    • Pubescence: Normal
  • Inflorescence (Observations from 3rd Inflorescence)
    • Type: Simple
  • Average number of flowers in inflorescence: 5
    Leafy or “running” inflorescences: Absent
    • Flower
  • Calyx: Normal, lobes awl-shaped
    Calyx-lobes: Shorter the corolla
    Corolla color: Old gold
    Style pubescence: Sparse
    Anthers: All fused into tube
    Fasciation (1st flower of 2nd or 3rd inflorescence): Absent
    • Fruit (3rd Fruit of 2nd or 3rd Cluster)
  • Typical fruit shape: Blocky oval
    Shape of transverse section: Round
    Shape of stein end: Indented
    Shape of blossom end: Flat
    Shape of pistil scar: Stellate
    Abscission layer: Absent (jointless)
    Point of detachment of fruit at harvest: At calyx attachment
    Average length (in mm) of pedicel (from joint to calyx attachment): 20 mm
    Average length (in mm) of mature fruit (stein axis): 58 mm
    Average diameter (in mm) of fruit at widest point: 46 mm
    Average weight (in g) of mature fruit: 61 grams
    Number of locules: Two
    Fruit surface: Slightly rough
    Fruit base color (mature-green stage): Light gray-green
    Fruit pattern (mature-green stage): Uniform green
    Fruit color, full-ripe: Red
    Flesh color full-ripe: Red/Crimson
    Flesh color: Uniform
    Locular gel color of table-ripe fruit: Red
    • Ripening: Uniform
  • Stem scar size: Medium (e.g., ‘Rutgers’)
    • Core: Present
  • Epidermis color: Yellow
    • Epidermis: Normal
  • Epidermis texture: Average
    Thickness of the pericarp: 7 mm
    Anthocyanin in hypocotyl of 2-15 cm seedling: Present
    Habit of 3-4 week old seedling: Normal
    • Resistance to Fruit Disorder
  • Resistance to fruit disorder: Very tolerant to fruit cracking and bursting, fruit rots, blossom end rot, and catfacing.
    • Disease and Pest Reaction
  • Disease and pest reaction: Resistant Fusarium races 1 and 2, V. albo-atrum race 1, southern root knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita), bacterial speck race 0, and tomato spotted wilt virus. Susceptible to: bacterial canker (Clavibacter michiganense), bacterial spot (Xanthomonas spp.), and early blight (Alternaria solani).
    • Chemistry and Composition of Full-Ripe Fruits (2 Year Average, 28 California Trials)
  • TABLE 4
    Variety Check Variety 1 Check Variety 2
    ‘H1428’ ‘H5608’ ‘H8504’
    Hot break microwave 9.9 10.5 11.2
    juice Bostwick (dry
    matter, seeds, and skin
    removed)
    Soluble solids as °Brix 5.05 4.93 5.05
    Hotbreak microwave 20.9 14.05 16.9
    juice serum viscosity
    (centistokes)
    Fruit size (grams) 67 78 78

    Fruiting season: Short, concentrated (e.g., ‘VF 145’)
    Relative maturity in areas tested: Late
    • Adaptation Culture: Field
  • Principle use(s): Concentrated products
    Machine harvest: Adapted
    Regions to which adaptation has been demonstrated: California: Sacramento, Upper San
    Joaquin Valley, Southern San Joaquin Valley, and deserts
    • Comparison of the ‘H1428’ Tomato Variety to Closest Varieties
  • Commercial varieties that are most similar to ‘H1428’ include ‘H8504’ and ‘H5608’, as these varieties each are suitable for the high viscosity tomato paste market in California, USA. ‘H1428’ can be distinguished from both ‘H8504’ and ‘H5608’ by several characteristics. The fruit of ‘H1428’ have a square fruit shape, whereas fruit of ‘H8504’ and ‘H5608’ are both more oval in shape. Fruit of ‘H1428’ are also smaller than either that of ‘H8504’ or ‘H5608’. Internal fruit color of ‘H1428’ is a stronger red color, including the locular gel, over that of ‘H8504’ and ‘H5608’. Vine habit of ‘H1428’ is large and vigorous as are those of ‘H8504’ and ‘H5608’. Further, ‘H1428’ has resistance to tomato spotted wilt virus, like ‘H5608’, and strong resistance to ripe fruit rots, carrying the extended field storage (EFS) trait like ‘H8504’.
    • Further Embodiments
  • Additional methods include, without limitation, chasing selfs. Chasing selfs involves identifying inbred plants among tomato plants that have been grown from hybrid tomato seed. Once the seed is planted, the inbred plants may be identified and selected due to their decreased vigor relative to the hybrid plants that grow from the hybrid seed, or by enzymatic or DNA patterns. By locating the inbred plants, isolating them from the rest of the plants, and self-pollinating them (i.e., “chasing selfs”), a breeder can obtain an inbred line that is identical to an inbred parent used to produce the hybrid.
  • Accordingly, another aspect of the present invention relates to a method for producing an inbred tomato variety by: planting seed of the tomato variety ‘H1418’, ‘H1421’, ‘H1422’, or ‘H1428’; growing plants from the seed; identifying one or more inbred tomato plants; controlling pollination in a manner which preserves homozygosity of the one or more inbred plants; and harvesting resultant seed from the one or more inbred plants. The step of identifying the one or more inbred tomato plants may further include identifying plants with decreased vigor, i.e., plants that appear less robust than plants of the tomato variety ‘H1418’, ‘H1421’, ‘H1422’, or ‘H1428’. Tomato plants capable of expressing substantially all of the physiological and morphological characteristics of the parental inbred lines of tomato varieties ‘H1418’, ‘H1421’, ‘H1422’, or ‘H1428’ include tomato plants obtained by chasing selfs from seed of tomato varieties ‘H1418’, ‘H1421’, ‘H1422’, or ‘H1428’.
  • One of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that once a breeder has obtained inbred tomato plants by chasing selfs from seed of tomato variety ‘H1418’, ‘H1421’, ‘H1422’, or ‘H1428’, the breeder can then produce new inbred plants such as by sib-pollinating, or by crossing one of the identified inbred tomato plant with a plant of the tomato variety ‘H1418’, ‘H1421’, ‘H1422’, or ‘H1428’.
    • DEPOSIT INFORMATION Tomato Variety ‘H1418’
  • A deposit of tomato variety ‘H1418’ is maintained by HeinzSeed Company, having an address at 6755 C. E. Dixon, Stockton, Calif. 95206, United States of America. Access to the deposit will be available during the pendency of this application to persons determined by the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks to be entitled thereto under 37 C.F.R. §1.14 and 35 U.S.C. §122. Upon allowance of any claims in this application, all restrictions on the availability to the public of variety ‘H1418’ will be irrevocably removed by affording access to a deposit of at least 2,500 seeds of the variety with the American Type Culture Collection, (ATCC), ATCC Patent Depository, 10801 University Boulevard, Manassas, Va., 20110, USA.
  • At least 2500 seeds of tomato variety ‘H1418’ were deposited on DATE according to the Budapest Treaty in the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC), ATCC Patent Depository, 10801 University Boulevard, Manassas, Va., 20110, USA. The deposit has been assigned ATCC number X1. Access to this deposit will be available during the pendency of this application to persons determined by the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks to be entitled thereto under 37 C.F.R. §1.14 and 35 U.S.C. §122. Upon allowance of any claims in this application, all restrictions on the availability to the public of the variety will be irrevocably removed.
  • The deposit will be maintained in the ATCC depository, which is a public depository, for a period of 30 years, or 5 years after the most recent request, or for the effective life of the patent, whichever is longer, and will be replaced if a deposit becomes nonviable during that period.
    • Tomato Variety ‘H1421’
  • A deposit of tomato variety ‘H1421’ is maintained by HeinzSeed Company, having an address at 6755 C. E. Dixon, Stockton, Calif. 95206, United States of America. Access to the deposit will be available during the pendency of this application to persons determined by the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks to be entitled thereto under 37 C.F.R. §1.14 and 35 U.S.C. §122. Upon allowance of any claims in this application, all restrictions on the availability to the public of variety ‘H1421’ will be irrevocably removed by affording access to a deposit of at least 2,500 seeds of the variety with the American Type Culture Collection, (ATCC), ATCC Patent Depository, 10801 University Boulevard, Manassas, Va., 20110, USA.
  • At least 2500 seeds of tomato variety ‘H1421’ were deposited on DATE according to the Budapest Treaty in the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC), ATCC Patent Depository, 10801 University Boulevard, Manassas, Va., 20110, USA. The deposit has been assigned ATCC number X2. Access to this deposit will be available during the pendency of this application to persons determined by the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks to be entitled thereto under 37 C.F.R. §1.14 and 35 U.S.C. §122. Upon allowance of any claims in this application, all restrictions on the availability to the public of the variety will be irrevocably removed.
  • The deposit will be maintained in the ATCC depository, which is a public depository, for a period of 30 years, or 5 years after the most recent request, or for the effective life of the patent, whichever is longer, and will be replaced if a deposit becomes nonviable during that period.
    • Tomato Variety ‘H1422’
  • A deposit of tomato variety ‘H1422’ is maintained by HeinzSeed Company, having an address at 6755 C. E. Dixon, Stockton, Calif. 95206, United States of America. Access to the deposit will be available during the pendency of this application to persons determined by the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks to be entitled thereto under 37 C.F.R. §1.14 and 35 U.S.C. §122. Upon allowance of any claims in this application, all restrictions on the availability to the public of variety ‘H1422’ will be irrevocably removed by affording access to a deposit of at least 2,500 seeds of the variety with the American Type Culture Collection, (ATCC), ATCC Patent Depository, 10801 University Boulevard, Manassas, Va., 20110, USA.
  • At least 2500 seeds of tomato variety ‘H1422’ were deposited on DATE according to the Budapest Treaty in the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC), ATCC Patent Depository, 10801 University Boulevard, Manassas, Va., 20110, USA. The deposit has been assigned ATCC number X3. Access to this deposit will be available during the pendency of this application to persons determined by the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks to be entitled thereto under 37 C.F.R. §1.14 and 35 U.S.C. §122. Upon allowance of any claims in this application, all restrictions on the availability to the public of the variety will be irrevocably removed.
  • The deposit will be maintained in the ATCC depository, which is a public depository, for a period of 30 years, or 5 years after the most recent request, or for the effective life of the patent, whichever is longer, and will be replaced if a deposit becomes nonviable during that period.
    • Tomato Variety ‘H1428’
  • A deposit of tomato variety ‘H1428’ is maintained by HeinzSeed Company, having an address at 6755 C. E. Dixon, Stockton, Calif. 95206, United States of America. Access to the deposit will be available during the pendency of this application to persons determined by the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks to be entitled thereto under 37 C.F.R. §1.14 and 35 U.S.C. §122. Upon allowance of any claims in this application, all restrictions on the availability to the public of variety ‘H1428’ will be irrevocably removed by affording access to a deposit of at least 2,500 seeds of the variety with the American Type Culture Collection, (ATCC), ATCC Patent Depository, 10801 University Boulevard, Manassas, Va., 20110, USA.
  • At least 2500 seeds of tomato variety ‘H1428’ were deposited on DATE according to the Budapest Treaty in the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC), ATCC Patent Depository, 10801 University Boulevard, Manassas, Va., 20110, USA. The deposit has been assigned ATCC number X4. Access to this deposit will be available during the pendency of this application to persons determined by the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks to be entitled thereto under 37 C.F.R. §1.14 and 35 U.S.C. §122. Upon allowance of any claims in this application, all restrictions on the availability to the public of the variety will be irrevocably removed.
  • The deposit will be maintained in the ATCC depository, which is a public depository, for a period of 30 years, or 5 years after the most recent request, or for the effective life of the patent, whichever is longer, and will be replaced if a deposit becomes nonviable during that period.

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1. Tomato seed selected from the group consisting of tomato seed designated as ‘H1418’, representative sample of seed having been deposited under ATCC Accession Number X1; tomato seed designated as ‘H1421’, representative sample of seed having been deposited under ATCC Accession Number X2; tomato seed designated as ‘H1422’, representative sample of seed having been deposited under ATCC Accession Number X3; and tomato seed designated as ‘H1428’, representative sample of seed having been deposited under ATCC Accession Number X4.
2. A plant produced by growing the seed of claim 1.
3. A plant part from the plant of claim 2.
4. The plant part of claim 3, wherein said part is selected from the group consisting of leaves, ovules, pollen, fruit, cotyledons, embryos, meristems, anthers, roots, root tips, pistils, flowers, stems, calli, stalks, hypocotyls, pericarps, and portions thereof.
5. The plant part of claim 3, wherein said part is a tomato fruit.
6. A tomato plant having all the physiological and morphological characteristics of the tomato plant of claim 2.
7. A plant part from the plant of claim 6.
8. The plant part of claim 7, wherein said part is selected from the group consisting of leaves, ovules, pollen, fruit, cotyledons, embryos, meristems, anthers, roots, root tips, pistils, flowers, stems, calli, stalks, hypocotyls, and pericarps.
9. The plant part of claim 7, wherein said part is a tomato fruit.
10. Pollen of the plant of claim 2.
11. An ovule of the plant of claim 2.
12. A tissue culture of the plant of claim 2.
13. A method of making tomato seeds comprised of crossing the plant of claim 2 with another tomato plant and harvesting seed therefrom.
14. A method of making tomato variety ‘H1418’, said method comprising selecting seeds from the cross of one ‘H1418’ plant with another ‘H1418’ plant, a sample of ‘H1418’ tomato seed having been deposited under ATCC Accession Number X1.
15. A method of making tomato variety ‘H1421’, said method comprising selecting seeds from the cross of one ‘H1421’ plant with another ‘H1421’ plant, a sample of ‘H1421’ tomato seed having been deposited under ATCC Accession Number X2.
16. A method of making tomato variety ‘H1422’, said method comprising selecting seeds from the cross of one ‘H1422’ plant with another ‘H1422’ plant, a sample of ‘H1422’ tomato seed having been deposited under ATCC Accession Number X3.
17. A method of making tomato variety ‘H1428’, said method comprising selecting seeds from the cross of one ‘H1428’ plant with another ‘H1428’ plant, a sample of ‘H1424’ tomato seed having been deposited under ATCC Accession Number X4.
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